# Electron Capital Partners

> Electron Capital Partners is a VC fund in New York backing Energy and Renewable Energy. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/electron-capital-partners-llc/
- Website: http://www.electroncapital.com/

Electron Capital Partners is an investment management firm.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 2 | 33% |
| Renewable Energy | 2 | 33% |
| Solar | 1 | 17% |
| Chemical | 1 | 17% |
| CleanTech | 1 | 17% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Post-IPO Equity | 3 | 50% |
| Seed | 1 | 17% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 17% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 33% |
| Norway | 1 | 17% |
| Czech Republic | 1 | 17% |
| The Netherlands | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Otovo | To homeowners, Otovo is the easiest way to get solar panels on the roof and batteries in the home. We are a marketplace organizing a network of hundreds of local, high quality energy installers that we have vetted thoroughly. We use our proprietary technology to analyse the potential of any home and advise precisely about the ideal project.Founded in Oslo in 2016, our team consists of engineers, programmers and technical consultants located in Oslo, Stockholm, Paris, Madrid, Warsaw, Milan, Berlin, Barcelona and Lisbon. We have sold and completed thousands of solar energy projects across Europe and aim to become the continent’s no.1 residential solar energy company. Otovo is financially solid, being backed by some of Scandinavia’s major investment entities, notably Axel Johnson of Sweden, Norway’s municipal pension fund (KLP), and Nysnø, the Norwegian green sovereign investment fund. | $16.6M | Post-IPO Equity | Mar 04, 2026 |  |
| Groundcom | Groundcom builds and operates a worldwide network of ground stations providing a connectivity for satellite operators. | $1.7M | Seed | Jun 09, 2025 |  |
| Zola Electric | ZOLA Electric designs renewable energy solutions based on the latest in solar, battery and power electronics technology. Adaptable to energy need and income, ZOLA Electric’s solar systems can be bought over time using PAYGo micro-finance leasing and mobile money payments. ZOLA Electric powers more than 180,000 homes and businesses across Tanzania,Rwanda, Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana. Investors include Tesla, Vulcan Capital, DBL Partners, Helios Investment Partners, EDF, Total and GE Ventures. ZOLA Electric is a recipient of the UN Momentum for Change Award, the Zayed Future Energy Prize and is a member of the Global Cleantech 100. | $45M |  | Sep 23, 2021 |  |
| Zola Electric | ZOLA Electric designs renewable energy solutions based on the latest in solar, battery and power electronics technology. Adaptable to energy need and income, ZOLA Electric’s solar systems can be bought over time using PAYGo micro-finance leasing and mobile money payments. ZOLA Electric powers more than 180,000 homes and businesses across Tanzania,Rwanda, Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana. Investors include Tesla, Vulcan Capital, DBL Partners, Helios Investment Partners, EDF, Total and GE Ventures. ZOLA Electric is a recipient of the UN Momentum for Change Award, the Zayed Future Energy Prize and is a member of the Global Cleantech 100. | $45M | Private Equity | Sep 23, 2021 |  |
| Origin Materials | Origin is the carbon negative materials company. The Origin platform turns the carbon found in biomass into useful materials, while eliminating the need for fossil resources and capturing carbon in the process. Origin has developed a platform for turning the carbon found in inexpensive, plentiful, non-food biomass such as sustainable wood residuesinto useful materials while capturing carbon in the process. Origin’s patented technology platform can help revolutionize the production of a wide range of end products, including clothing, textiles, plastics, packaging, car parts, tires, carpeting, toys, and more with a ~$1 trillion addressable market. | $200M | Post-IPO Equity | Jun 25, 2021 |  |
| Stem | Stem brings and optimizes energy consumption to business through its distributed storage technology.Since 2009, Stem has been analyzing how various types of businesses use electricity and how they are charged for it. The company uses this information to design a solution that protects companies from unnecessarily high electricity costs withoutrequiring any changes to the way they run their businesses. Stem combines big data, predictive analytics, and energy storage to reduce electric costs for businesses and in aggregate, deliver services to the grid. | $225M | Post-IPO Equity | Apr 29, 2021 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [DBL Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dbl-investors) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Helios Investment Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/helios-investment-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Senator Investment Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/senator-investment-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [TotalEnergies Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/total-energy-ventures-international) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Vulcan Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vulcan-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Adage Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adage-capital-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Electron Capital Partners invest in?

Electron Capital Partners invests primarily in Energy, Renewable Energy and Solar startups, most often at Post-IPO Equity and Seed stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Electron Capital Partners last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Electron Capital Partners closed in Mar 2026. Shizune tracks 6 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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